Blindsided: How Did A High-Performing Bilingual Program Become Disposable Overnight?

By Elizabeth Silva, Bancroft Elementary Parent On January 28, families at Bancroft Elementary in the Mount Diablo Unified School District (MDUSD) received an email that would upend our children’s education. The district announced it would phase out the Two-Way Spanish Dual Immersion program at the school, the longest-running and highest-performing Spanish immersion program in the…

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